Per 2 Week 9

Friday May 31

Today we:

  • Took a test on poetic devices
  • Finished working on blogs and preparing for presentations

Homework:

  • poem and drawing due tonight at 7 pm
  • Prepare for your speech---3 minutes --3 reasons with elaboration why your animal should be respected
  • COMPLETE BLOG must be done by Sunday night

Thursday May 30

Today we:

  • Worked on blogs
  • SEE PERIOD ONE FOR THE RUBRICS FOR THE LIFE OVERLOOKED WEBSITE

Homework:

  • Finish BLOG: Poem and Drawing---due TOMORROW 7 p.m.
  • Test on poetic terms tomorrow---know the poetic devices..you will label poems and identify them within lines of poetry
  • Prepare a 3 min speech on why your animal should be respected...3 reasons with elaboration--This will happen on Monday as part of your final

Wed May 29

Today we:

  • Turned in missing/late Argument Paragraphs on eating meat
  • Finished analyzing poetry
  • Began writing our poem on the handout--use imagery where you can, use elevated diction where you can, include metaphors, similes, and/ or personification
    • At least 15 lines with purposeful punctuation

Homework:

  • Finish drawing/poem....Put poem on Life Overlooked bog site and publish---bring drawing in tomorrow so I can scan it for you )or scan it yourself and put it on your blog!)
  • Poem and drawing on blog due Friday at 7 pm
  • Finish missing/incomplete blog pages for final review next week!!!
  • Poetic devices test on Friday
  • Prepare for your 3 minute presentation on Monday---3 reasons with specifics why your animal should be respected
poetic devices.docx

Tuesday May 28

Today we:

  • Turned in hard copy of argument paragraph with assignment sheet if not already turned in (Was to have been shared with me on Friday or turned in by then to be on time)
  • Went over poetic devices and began reading/analyzing poetry
      • imagery
      • metaphor
      • simile
      • personification
      • elevated diction
  • Will Receive graded Ishmael essays tomorrow--only allowing revisions for those who did not meet the standards of the assignment (essentially those who got a zero because paper was not an argument or did not interpret book correctly)

Homework:

  • CREATE a 5x5 inch image or larger of your Life Overlooked animal (drawing or painting with color--sculptures must have a series of progression photos to show work in progress up to the finished product)--Due on the website (under "drawing and poem") by FRIDAY. Bring in the image on Wednesday or Thursday so I can scan it and email the scanned image to you! I must have the drawing/painting in class and it must have your signature on the bottom showing that YOU created it and no one else. Image must show effort.
  • VERY IMPORTANT: GET CAUGHT UP WITH YOUR LIFE OVERLOOKED WEBSITE. SOME PEOPLE ARE VERY FAR BEHIND AND THIS IS YOUR FINAL. AT THIS POINT, ANYTHING YOU DO ON THE WEBSITE WILL ONLY BE COUNTED AS THE FINAL PRODUCT. YOU CANNOT GET POINTS FOR MISSING A PREVIOUS DEADLINE. You have one more chance to make sure you get your end of term points for this blog.
Animal Poems.docx